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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: American Revolution: The Argument Over the Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center provides a full-length essay on the constitutional debate during the time of the Constitutional Convention.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Estonia: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore statistics, history, culture, economy, politics, and demographics for the country of Estonia in Eastern Europe.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Lithuania: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides statistics, history, politics, and d.emographics for the Northern European country of Lithuania.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Latvia: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Latvia in Northern Europe.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Modern Balkan History: Balkan Causes of World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay on the causes of World War I from a Balkan perspective. Includes the following sections: Focusing on the Balkans, The Purpose of the Murder Itself, Serbian Blame: The Assassins, Serbian Blame: The Black Hand, Serbian Blame:...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Angola: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides statistics, history, politics, and demographics for the country of Angola in Southern Africa.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: South Africa: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of South Africa.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Lewis Cass: Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
An argument by the Michigan Territorial governor, Lewis Cass, that claimed state laws superseded the rights claimed by Native American tribes like the Cherokee.
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Michigan State University: Global Edge: Economy of Panama

For Students 9th - 10th
A description and economic indicators of the recent economy in Panama. It is current through 2015.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: China: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of China in East Asia.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Taiwan: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the territory of Taiwan in East Asia.
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Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez: Gratz v. Bollinger

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great resource that gives both a brief summary of the case Gratz v. Bollinger and audio of the oral arguments heard before the Supreme Court. A great resource for teachers/students learning about the court's position on...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Local Legacies

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience America through its grassroots! Diverse populations lend cultural colorfulness to our country. Read about an International Food Fair in California, Annie Oakley Days in Ohio, and Wabanaki Basketry in Maine. Click on your...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Anishinabe Ojibwe Chippewa: Culture

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Though written for grades 3-5, this lesson plan can be easily changed to help students of all ages learn about the Chippewa people. Additional resources provide historical, cultural, and geographical facts concerning this Native American...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Intervention for Reading: Group Story Mapping

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This intervention, which is based on Schema Theory, emphasizes linking previous knowledge structures (schemata) with reading materials. A pre-reading technique (see "My Story Map") provides a framework that directs students' attention to...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Getting From Point a to Point B

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity features a map of the state of Michigan. Students are instructed to give the teacher driving directions from one point in the state to another. The students accomplish this task by finding the correct linear equation that...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: American Revolution: Supply Problems Plague Continental Army

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the Continental Army's struggles with supply shortages throughout the Revolutionary War. Explains the reasons for the shortages, and includes some of George Washington's correspondence from the period.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: American Revolution: American Revolution as a Constitutional Controversy

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center provides an essay on the issue, circumstances and explanations for the growing radicalism of the Colonists in the years leading up to the constitution.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Cluster Science Collaboration: The Nanotube Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Very complete information on carbon nanotubes, a type of fullerene. Several videos and movies give excellent background on the subject.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology: Microbe Zoo: Poo Corner

For Students 9th - 10th
A light-hearted and informative section about the role of microorganisms in decomposing human waste. It has a colorful, clickable graphic aiding in navigation of the site. Fun and informative.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Letter From Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
This site will let you hear from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in his own words in a letter written from a Birmingham jail cell in April of 1963. In this letter, Dr. King defends himself against accusations that he is an "outsider" and...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Port Huron Statement: Students for a Democratic Society

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the Port Huron Statement of the Students for a Democratic Society, 1962.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: America Revolution: The First Rhode Island Regiment

For Students 9th - 10th
Information not only about the First Rhode Island Regiment, a group made up almost entirely of freed slaves, but also a look at the change in the attitude of enlisting African Americans into the Continental Army as the Revolutionary War...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: The Julian Samora Research Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
The Julian Samora Research Institute was established in honor of Julian Samora, a leading Mexican-American sociologist. Its mandate is to promote academic research and to disseminate its findings to the public, the government, academia,...

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